Puri Rath Yatra Schedule (Rath Yatra Niti Nirdhanta)
Rath Installation – 9:00 AM
Mangalarpana (Auspicious Rituals) – 9:15 AM
Start of Pahandi Procession – 9:30 AM
End of Pahandi Procession – 12:30 PM
Victory Procession of Sri Sri Madan Mohan, Sri Sri Rama, and Sri Sri Krishna – Between 12:30 PM and 1:00 PM
Chita Lagi Ritual (Marking the forehead) – From 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM
End of Vesha (Adorning the Deities) – From 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM
Chhera Pahanra by the Gajapati King (Sweeping of the Chariot Platform) – From 2:30 PM to 3:30 PM
Fixing of Charamala (Ladders), Horses, and Charioteers – 4:00 PM
Start of Chariot Pulling – 4:00 PM